Book · 1951 · Religion
The Sabbath
- mentions
- 11
- people
- 6
- podcasts
- 4
- episodes
- 7
- critical mentions
- 0
But there are some passages where like in his little book, The Sabbath, which everybody who's interested in Judaism or in God or theology should read, where you think it's like just so extraordinarily beautiful that it's an illustration of what it talks about.
David Wolpe · Conversations with Tyler · Feb 2017 Listen at 17:54 What they say about it
- Received as a college gift“a rabbi I knew he gave me”3
- Named as a favorite“favorite books of all time”2
- Called a classic book“with this classic book the Sabbath”2
The best things said about it
If you were gonna pick one, it would be The Sabbath by Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel.
My one of my favorite books of all time is the Sabbath by Rabbi Heschel.
When I was in college a rabbi I knew he gave me Abraham Joshua Heschel's book The Sabbath and I love that book.
Ezra Klein The Ezra Klein Show · Feb 2023 I also really really love Heschel's The Sabbath.
David Wolpe Lex Fridman Podcast · Mar 2022 I remember there's a book by Abraham Joshua Heschel called The Sabbath, where if I recall correctly, and I probably don't, he described how the Sabbath represents not the earth moving through time, but rather time going across the earth.
Stephen Dubner Freakonomics Radio · Aug 2026 Where and when it comes up
Mentions per year
How it comes up
Most mentions, by podcast
6 people who brought it up
Why people recommend it
The Sabbath by Abraham Joshua Heschel is a profound theological exploration of time, sacred rest, and the spiritual dimensions of Judaism. This influential work has inspired numerous public figures and spiritual thinkers. On The Ezra Klein Show, David Robinson recommended the book to emphasize the vital importance of pausing to take a breath amid the modern rush. James Talarico similarly praised it as one of his all-time favorite books, drawing a parallel between prayer and the Sabbath breaking into the routine of the week. Ezra Klein recounted on multiple occasions that a rabbi gave him Heschel's book during his college years, an experience that sparked a lasting love for the text, while Judith Shulevitz also highlighted it among her concluding reading suggestions. In media appearances outside of that podcast, David Wolpe shared his deep admiration for the work on both the Lex Fridman Podcast and Conversations with Tyler, describing its prose as extraordinarily beautiful and essential reading for anyone interested in theology, God, or Judaism. Additionally, Stephen Dubner brought up Heschel's insights on Freakonomics Radio, discussing the author's vivid depiction of the Sabbath representing time moving across the earth rather than merely the earth moving through time. Throughout these varied discussions, commentators repeatedly turned to Heschel's masterpiece to illuminate the transformative power of carving out sacred moments of rest in a hectic world.
Every mention
Ezra Klein When I was in college uh a rabbi I knew he gave me Abraham Joshua hessel's book the Sabbath 5
“When I was in college uh a rabbi I knew he gave me Abraham Joshua hessel's book the Sabbath”
“when I was in college uh a rabbi I knew he gave me Abraham Joshua hessel's book the Sabbath and I love that book”
“I want to pull in Abraham Joshua Hessel here with this classic book the Sabbath many many years ago now decades ago”
“when I was in college a rabbi I knew he gave me Abraham Joshua heschel's book the Sabbath and I love that book”
“I want to pull in uh Abraham Joshua heschel here with this classic book the Sabbath many many years ago now decades ago”
David Wolpe But there are some passages where like in his little book, The Sabbath, which everybody who's interested in… 2
“you mentioned one of them which is Victor Frankle's man's search for meaning and I also really really love Hesshel's the Sabbath”
“But there are some passages where like in his little book, The Sabbath, which everybody who's interested in Judaism or in God or theology should read, where you think it's like just so extraordinarily beautiful that it's an illustration of what it talks about.”
David Robinson And then a third and most importantly, I guess, if you were gonna pick one, it would be The Sabbath by Rabb… 1
“And then a third and most importantly, I guess, if you were gonna pick one, it would be The Sabbath by Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel.”
James Telerico my one of my favorite books of all time is the Sabbath by Rabbi Hel 1
“my one of my favorite books of all time is the Sabbath by Rabbi Hel”
Judith Shulevitz well I was going to recommend heschel but I am going to skip that because we've talked about it a lot I rec… 1
“well I was going to recommend heschel but I am going to skip that because we've talked about it a lot I recommend heschel”
Stephen Dubner I remember there's a book by Abraham Joshua Heschel called The Sabbath, where if I recall correctly, and I… 1
“I remember there's a book by Abraham Joshua Heschel called The Sabbath, where if I recall correctly, and I probably don't, he described how the Sabbath represents not the earth moving through time, but rather time going across the earth.”
